dystopian sci-fi novel for young adults. It is the first book in an epic trilogy that is continued in Prodigy and Champion. Based on a retelling of Les Miserables‚ Legend is “impossible to put down and even harder to forget” (Kami Garcia‚ author of Beautiful Creatures). Set in a futuristic Los Angeles‚ Legend is told from the perspective of two main characters from contrasting backgrounds‚ June and Day. In this novel‚ the United States of America no longer exists‚ but has been replaced by two warring
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The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments The author of the ten most beautiful experiments‚ George Johnson‚ plays an important role in the book by writing it from his own perspective. Johnson is an American journalist and a science writer. He even cohosts "Science Saturday" which is a live online weekly discussion‚ clearly related to science. These facts could help readers know that the author knows what he’s talking about and has legitimate reasons behind each and every opinion he has.
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The drama film “A Beautiful Mind‚” directed by Ron Howard is an excellent movie. The uplifting film is the biography of mathematician genius John Nash (Crowe)‚ who while at Princeton University he discovers a principle equation that changed economic theory. His tremendous career was diverted by his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia‚ which almost destroys his family and himself. The irony of his dilemma was that the drugs that kept his psychosis controlled also prevented his mind from
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The Beautiful Fool The Great Gatsby is a well-known novel written through an outsider’s perspective of the lives of those of elite society with opulent wealth. It is set in the 1920’s‚ where women had very little rights and were inferior to men. Within the novel‚ the main female character Daisy is seen as an appealing character that many assume to be very simple-minded and unintelligent. Although looking deeper into the character’s choice of words one can suggest otherwise. Daisy is in fact
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In both Elie Wiesel’s “Night” and Roberto Benigni’s “ Life is Beautiful” the element of chance played a major role in the outcome of each character. It impacts the paths of each family in negative and positive way’s. Throughout each family’s time in the concentration camps they are so heavily influenced by greed‚ anger and corruption that without the role of chance‚ hope and love surviving would have been impossible. With displays of unknowingly running from the enemy to randomly
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Fair and Balanced?: Fox News’ Proud Tagline vs. Its Reality What is the definition of a proper news organization‚ and what are its responsibilities? First and foremost‚ a legitimate news channel must abide by the rules of journalism. Meaning‚ it must deliver reliable and truthful content‚ be proportionate and comprehensive regarding the events‚ perspectives‚ backgrounds and demographics it covers. It must also be wary of misrepresenting or oversimplifying a story‚ respond quickly to inquiries about
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Beautiful Boy by David Sheff 1. Sheff intrigued me with his story just by the back of the book. The entire story is about his eldest son‚ Nic‚ who is an amazing student as a child; however‚ his childhood begins to fade when he gets into the life of drugs and alcohol. The experiences and hardships that the author goes through is very emotional which really kept me reading. 2. The setting affects the author and his story. The book takes place in modern day times as in 2008. This impacts the
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Good morning everyone. My name is Joshua Orefice‚ in the early part of my childhood life is beautiful‚ living in Arezzo‚ Italy with my loving mother and father‚ Guido and Dora‚ but things take a turn for the worst with the occupation of my hometown by German forces. On my fifth birthday my Mother‚ Father‚ Uncle Eliseo and myself were forced onto a train bound for a concentration camp. At the time I was confused‚ unaware of the true nature of the camp and completely oblivious to the vile actions
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Terry Fox Rough copy (article for Grade 7 lawson project) by Caden Graham (In Mme Campos’s class) Twenty Second‚ February‚ 2018 Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete and cancer research activist who attempted to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Terry Fox received Osteosarcoma which resulted with one of his legs being amputated. When he was in the hospital‚ he looked around and saw all the kids who had cancer. Seeing the kids with cancer inspired him to run for cancer. Although
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“The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse” This short story is a part of a book written by William Saroyan that centers on Aram‚ a nine-year-old boy from the Garoghlanian family. The Garoghlanian family is a tribe of Armenian descent that has immigrated to California. In this tribe they value honesty above all else “most important of all‚ though‚ we were famous four our honesty” (p.160). Aram and his cousin Mourad went on an adventure during a summer season; it emphasized the tribe’s behavior
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